GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE IS IN FULL SWING

PENNY ROBERTS - For the Trail Gazette

Posted:
02/06/2017 10:30:15 AM MST

The Estes Park Girl Scouts and their leaders report that so far the Cookie Sale is proceeding very well, with brisk sales taking place by all possible media - - - in person, on line, on the phone, Social Media, booth sales and through special events all around Estes Park. The sale will continue until Sunday, March 12.

Upcoming booth sales will be held at the Pet Supply Store in Upper Stanley Village on February 11 & 12 and at the Post Office on February 18th. More booth sales will be announced as schedules are set.

The Brownie Troop in Estes Park, under the leadership of Linda Salow, will be raising as much money as possible through the cookie sale to help pay for a trip to the Meadow Mountain Ranch Core Camp this coming summer. Core Camp is a “sampler” program, designed for very young or inexperienced campers and adult leaders and includes a wide variety of activities to encourage girls to continue to go to camp throughout their lives. Featured program types are crafts, cooking out, hiking, archery, nature, outdoor skills, team-building and kapers. Let’s try hard to support that Brownie troop, so that they can reach this important goal.

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Other troop fund-raising projects will also be announced as girls firm up their group plans. Individual girls will also have financial and activity goals to raise money for, such as trips and rewards such as electronics, fashion accessories, stuffed animals and more.

Let’s run down the types of cookies once again. Thin Mints, the top seller for many years, are crisp wafers covered in chocolaty coating, made with natural oil of peppermint. Samoas are crisp cookies, coated in caramel, sprinkled with toasted coconut and striped with dark chocolaty coating. Tagalongs are crispy cookies layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolaty coating. Toffee-tastic are gluten-free, buttery cookies packed with golden toffee bits and “bursting with flavor,” says the publicity write-ups. Trefoils, my personal favorite full of nostalgia from my long-ago cookie-selling years, are delicate-tasting shortbread cookies that are delightfully simple and satisfying. Do-si-dos are the other peanut butter type cookie, a crunchy oatmeal sandwich cookie with creamy peanut butter filling. Savannah Smiles are Colorado’s take on a crisp, zesty lemon wedge cookie dusted with powdered sugar. And last, but new for the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the sale of Girl Scout cookies nation-wide, are Girl Scout S’Mores, a crunchy graham sandwich cookie with a creamy chocolate and marshmallowy filling.

Lots of choices, for sure. Prices are $4.00 per box for all types of cookies, except for the S’Mores, which sell for $5.00 per box. S’Mores are in limited supply, due to the special nature and 100th anniversary celebratory nature of the sweet treat. Ask for those quickly, as they’re selling like “hot cakes,” no, like hot cookies!

Why do Girl Scout sell cookies, you ask? Tradition, of course, or this activity would not have continued for a whole century, right? The cookies sale is only one small part of the entire Girl Scout program, but it’s an important one because of the 5 essential skills that are built into the training and execution of all aspects of the sale.

Skill #1 – Goal Setting – “I know I can do it!” Trying new things, having fun, working together as a team to reach their goals.

Skill #2 – Decision Making – “I make smarter decisions.” They decide how many boxes to sell, what will be done with the money, and figure out how to solve problems.

Skill #3 – Money Management – “I can make change happen.” They learn about handling money directly and being careful about it, and knowing that each box sold brings them closer to their goals.

Skill #4 – People Skills – “I get a lifetime supply of confidence in every box.” The girls will meet new people at the cookie booth and through direct sales, talking to people about how Girl Scouts do more than just sell cookies.

Skill #5 – Business Ethics – “Selling cookies is more than just a business.” One girl reported that she “made a friend’s mom laugh so hard she forgot her change and I made sure she got it back. She was so impressed she bought another box of cookies!”

Did you know that the Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world? It’s true, and that’s really pretty amazing.

Did you also know that all of the net revenue raised through the Girl Scout Cookie Program – 100 percent of it – stays with the local council and troops?

So, support our Estes Park Girl Scouts in these next few weeks through your purchases of these colorful boxes full of commitment to this great cause. If you don’t see girls at booth sales or have a direct personal contact, call our Girl Scout Cookie Manager, Breeyan Edwards, at 970 646 6555 and she will be sure you get your own cookie cupboard fully stocked.

More next week about cookies, including history, recipes and other tidbits. Stay tuned.

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